License and vehicle registration prices raised in the UAE

Motorists will now be digging deeper into their pockets every year, when it comes to vehicle and license registration in the UAE.

Issued by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the federal decree pertaining to the new vehicle licensing fees came into effect on December 1, reports Gulf News.

Now all fees related to both vehicle and driver's license registrations and renewals have been increased.

Fees related to driver's licenses are now as follows:

Opening a traffic file: Dhs200

Theory test for receiving a driving license: Dhs200

Practical test for receiving a driving license: Dhs200

Medical test for receiving a driving license: Dhs100

Setting an appointment for a theory or practical test for a driving license: Dhs300

Transferring a driving trainee file from one emirate to another: Dhs200

Modifying data for a permit for a driving occupation: Dhs100

Testing a driving trainee by a special committee: Dhs300

Transferring a trainee's driving test: Dhs100

Fees related to vehicle inspections are now as follows:

Issuing a technical license for testing and repairing vehicles: Dhs300 per year

Technical test for a light vehicle: Dhs150

Redoing a technical test for a light vehicle: Dhs50

Technical test for a heavy vehicle: Dhs200

Redoing a technical test for a heavy vehicle: Dhs75

Technical test for trailers and semi-trailers: Dhs150

Redoing a technical test for trailers and semi-trailers: Dhs100

Technical test for a vehicle following substantial changes: Dhs1,000

Detailed technical test for a vehicle: Dhs350

Technical test for exporting a vehicle outside the UAE: Dhs100

Heavy vehicle inspection: Dhs200

Inspection service for a classic car: Dhs420

Redoing a test for a classic car: Dhs100

Other service fees:

Inspection report for a simple accident: Dhs500

Issuing a black points clearance certificate: Dhs100

Issuing traffic fines clearance certificate: Dhs100

Issuing a traffic conduct certificate (for drivers): Dhs150

Requesting a picture from a radar speeding fine: Dhs100

Asking for an original traffic accident certificate: Dhs100

Issuing a permit for vehicle repairs: Dhs50

Issuing a traffic accident report (due to hit and run): Dhs400

Issuing a replacement for a traffic report: Dhs100

Statement on traffic violations history: Dhs50

Towing a light vehicle: Dhs400

Towing a heavy vehicle: Dhs600

One-day entry permit for a heavy vehicle: Dhs400

Modifying data on a vehicle registration: Dhs100

Cancelling ownership of a vehicle: Dhs200

Car selling approval: Dhs50

Issuing of a car ownership certificate: Dhs100

Releasing a car from impoundment certificate: Dhs100

Clearance certificate: Dhs100

Issuing a permit for advertisement stickers on a vehicle: Dhs500

Issuing and renewing driving training cards: Dhs100

The revised fees will be charged in addition to service charges and other related fees taken by the concerned authorities.